The Ravine (by Krystyna)
Summary: Adam, a widow and her young son are the sole survivors of a stagecoach crash, but further danger lurks in the ravine.
Rated: K+ (38,100 words)
The Man in the Middle (by Krystyna)
Summary: Hoss Cartwright finds himself in a situation which proves that he really is . . the man in the middle.
Rated: K+ (14,005 words)
The Church Picnic (by Sibylle)
Summary: It’s a short story about a peaceful Sunday afternoon in town with the whole family. Or wasn’t it so peaceful?
Rated: K+ WC 3550
One Step Closer #4 – In Search of Safety (by MissJudy)
Summary: Following a harrowing experience in Boston, Adam and his new wife head west to the Ponderosa for a visit, hoping to relax where they feel safe. Unfortunately Little Joe is not happy with their presence. Hoss helps sort things out between his brothers, but when one problem is solved, the Cartwrights “welcome” two more unexpected visitors. A misguided act by one of these guests brings near tragedy. This is a story of new lessons learned while old feelings are dealt with. It ends with Melinda and Adam in London, still wondering whether they can ever escape the trouble that seems to shadow them.
Rated: T WC 36,000
One Step Closer Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Scarecrow (by pbeaking)
Summary: The Cartwright boys build a scarecrow for the Harvest Festival. Little do they realize how one scarecrow on display in the middle of the schoolyard could cause such trouble.
Rating: K (4,060 words)
What Do You Tell Your Children? or The Art of Explaining (by faust)
There’ll come a time your children ask questions, uncomfortable questions. And then you might find answers that’ll help you, too, to cope with what was and is.
970 words, rated T
The Art-Universe seriers, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Safeguard (by LMinzer)
Summary: Look in the dictionary and you’ll probably see a picture of Hoss right next to the word – Safeguard. Will Little Joe ever learn to think before he acts?
Rating: K+ (3,000 words)
A Glass of Water (by TracyT)
Summary: Little Joe needs a little extra care.
Rated: K WC 1300
Superstition (by Jayne)
Summary: When Hoss and Joe decide to keep the black cat that crossed Adam’s path, it proves to become Adam’s bane.
Rated: K WC 2000
One Step Closer #3 – Two Hearts Broken (by MissJudy)
Summary: Adam is back in Boston after a 12 year absence. His career has taken off in a prestigious engineering firm; he’s happily married to his college sweetheart, and he’ll be a featured performer at an upcoming choral production. But the life he’s made is destroyed in three weeks after a beautiful stranger hires him to build a wine cellar. He loses his job; his wife thinks he’s having an affair with the stranger, and he’s forced to participate in a federal crime, knowing that he won’t live through it, but hopes to stay alive long enough to protect the people he loves.
Rated: T WC 28,000
One Step Closer Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
A Single Shot (by debpet)
Summary: A single shot has devastating consequences for the Cartwrights.
WARNING: CHARACTER DEATH Rated: MA WC 8200
Into the Line of Fire Series
Into the Line of Fire
A Singe Shot
Seafarer Blood (by Sibylle)
Summary: It´s a brief glimpse at a time Joe needs his oldest brother to prevent him from a big mistake.
Rated: K WC 600
All on His Own (by Krystyna)
Summary: Little Joe is on an errand to Placerville when misfortune strikes … being all on his own he has to place his life in the hands of others who are fighting battles of their own.
Rated: K+ (10,570 words)
Thunder Rolls (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: A simple business trip turns into much more when a robbery takes place and a Cartwright goes missing.
Rating T (17,630 words)
Ashes to Ashes (by Krystyna)
Summary: A young woman seeks the help of Ben and Adam to locate her lost sister.
Rated: K (20,100 words)
